Welcome to enjoying every day life with New York Times best-selling author Joyce

Meyer. On today's program Joyce will be teaching from her series developing the

character of God. To grow spiritually is a process. We need to consistently read

and study the Bible so the Lord can change us from the inside out. Slowly but

surely will become more like Jesus and reflect his character in our lives. Now

here's Joyce with today's teaching. And then Psalm 143 is where David was

depressed. Let's just read it three, four, and five. For the enemy has pursued

and persecuted my soul. He has crushed my life down to the ground. He has made

me to dwell in dark places as one who have been long dead. Therefore is my

spirit overwhelmed and fainted within me, wrapped in gloom. My heart within my

bosom grows numb. He sounds like he was in a mess, right? I remember the days

of old. I meditate on all your doings. I ponder the works of your hand. What

was his answer to the mess he was in? I'm having a bad day. I'm going to think

about the good ones. Amen? Meditation is a deep contemplation. It's rolling a

thought over and over in your mind. Just take a little time to just, you know, I

mean, I thought so much about 2 Corinthians 521. He that knew no sin became

sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in Christ. I had a hard time

getting ahold of that one. I had information but I needed revelation. I needed

it to be revelation. You know, I was talking earlier about not thinking more

high of yourself than you ought to and I took the trouble and looked this up this

morning, so I'm going to read it to you. You got to be careful about thinking

more highly of yourself than you ought to ask God to help you, help you keep a

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